The battle in the Blood Mist World was interrupted. Everyone looked toward the Red-robed Woman, falling silent.
Lord of Nothingness looked back. "Since you've appeared, even Lord of Reincarnation must be trying to stop me. You... are all together!"
The Red-robed Woman stepped through the portal. Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, and her figure was alluring. She looked at Lord of Nothingness. "The Lord of the Path of Reincarnation isn't trying to stop you, but to urge you to think twice."
"Think twice?" Lord of Nothingness said. "I know exactly what I want. Why should I think twice?"
The Red-robed Woman looked across the Blood Mist World, then toward the scarlet ancient coffin at the world's end. Her gaze flickered with light and shadow. After a moment's silence, she said, "The Lord of the Path of Reincarnation says that perhaps things aren't necessarily as bad as you imagine."
Lord of Nothingness said, "You're that person's master. How much of what you say can I trust?"
The Red-robed Woman replied, "It's precisely because I'm that person's disciple that the Lord of the Path of Reincarnation sent me to persuade you."
"The Lord of the Path of Reincarnation has sat in solitude on the Path of Reincarnation for countless eons. They've seen too much and learned too much. Even without ever venturing into the world, they can still calculate everything under heaven. They know exactly what you want."
Lord of Nothingness shook their head. "They don't know."
They looked toward the scarlet ancient coffin. "As my cultivation grew, as my memory fragments multiplied, as I learned more and more terrifying truths, I became unable to trust anyone."
"Alas." The Red-robed Woman sighed.
"You came here bearing the power of Lord of Reincarnation. Is it to maintain the situation, or are you targeting